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Sheikh N Bake
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| Homer! You take Osama and I'll get the Claw. |
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homeless vet
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| There ought to be a disclaimer to Americans considering employment with HCT that "College" doesn't mean what you think it does. Think high school/finishing school. |
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secretsquirrel
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Or think 'Correctional Institute'. |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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well...the "inmates" ARE in control of the prisons, so...
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arabiamark
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| homeless vet wrote: |
| There ought to be a disclaimer to Americans considering employment with HCT that "College" doesn't mean what you think it does. Think high school/finishing school. |
In U.S. terms it's probably something between high school and community college. |
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Middle East Beast
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| arabiamark wrote: |
| homeless vet wrote: |
| There ought to be a disclaimer to Americans considering employment with HCT that "College" doesn't mean what you think it does. Think high school/finishing school. |
In U.S. terms it's probably something between high school and community college. |
That might be generous. |
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D. Merit
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Either that or it's a damning indictment of the US education system.  |
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Suede Oasis
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A lot of former and present HCTers refer to their days spent teaching at the Women's College(s) as 'baby-sitting' - giving out crayons to the least able at the back, and engaging those who could understand a bit of English with a little simple conversation. So any comparison with US High School is way out of line.
Some of the guys are little better, and they prefer to spend their time chewing on burgers and smoking. As for the Police Academy recruits - jeez, what a COMPLETE waste of time and space they were! I think they spent more time sleeping than learning, and the only class I ever kept alive from beginning to end was the one where I taiught them a few card games.
So perhaps the 'correctional institute' comparison is a little excessive too. Most inmates would know those games already. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Suede Oasis wrote: |
| A lot of former and present HCTers refer to their days spent teaching at the Women's College(s) as 'baby-sitting' - giving out crayons to the least able at the back, and engaging those who could understand a bit of English with a little simple conversation. So any comparison with US High School is way out of line. |
Based on what I see of the product of US High schools in the last ten years, I suspect that there is a great deal of mere 'babysitting' that has been done. No crayons, but more of a dumbing down of the curriculum... same as is done in the Gulf. Of my students at HCT, there was a high enough percentage of sharp, hard-working young women to make my job completely worthwhile. Remember all that research on the effect of teacher expectations on student success? 
There is really no way to fairly compare the two countries educational programs because of the bizarre (and bizarre is what it is) idea of switching the language of education at tertiary level. If American kids had to suddenly start doing tertiary level at say... Spanish...
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D. Merit
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Pages back you said 'sackings, what sackings?' VS.
How long is it that you've been on the other side of the world now? |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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Did someone say "99 posts"?
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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♫ 99 bot'els of swill on the wall...99 bot'els of swill...♫
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veiledsentiments
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Well, there is little more to be said on the topic for now, but did you note that there have been over 16,600 views? I'd say that the news is out, and ADW is likely going to have lots of those interviewed and offer say... no thanks. 
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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Jes' sayin'!
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Sheikh N Bake
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| NCTBA, w'sup yo? An' wassup wid all de hick dialect in ya'll's posts? Dis y'all's Alabama porch-monkey trademark? Damn, you never see me gettin' down wid an ersatz dialect, yo. Word, bro! |
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